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Paul Carpenter · « **on:** January 17, 2012, 04:21:42 PM »

The creative guy at D&D put up this Instagram picture today. Looks like, uh, a chinese restaurant menu, sort of. Hmm, not sure what to make of that.

Evan · « **Reply #1 on:** January 17, 2012, 04:55:11 PM »

That is definitely the box of the deck. You can see the flaps the side says "company" like the D&D playing card company.
This look really cool

Evan · « **Reply #2 on:** January 17, 2012, 04:59:23 PM »

Heres another pic

CBJ · « **Reply #3 on:** January 17, 2012, 04:59:46 PM »

Dan and Dave tweet

"
Year of The Dragon begins Monday, January 23rd. @ Chinatown, Los Angeles http://instagr.am/p/iDxz4/

CBJ

Frost · « **Reply #4 on:** January 17, 2012, 05:05:14 PM »

when are they going to release it ??

Evan · « **Reply #5 on:** January 17, 2012, 05:06:13 PM »

Quote from: Hybrid on January 17, 2012, 05:05:14 PM

when are they going to release it ??

Based on their tweet, it sounds like January 23rd but we don't know for sure

Derek · « **Reply #6 on:** January 17, 2012, 05:45:44 PM »

Ohh, I'm excited now. Hopefully this deck will be more pleasing than the vintage decks were

Angel_magic · « **Reply #7 on:** January 17, 2012, 05:56:47 PM »

Quote from: Derek911 on January 17, 2012, 05:45:44 PM

Ohh, I'm excited now. Hopefully this deck will be more pleasing than the vintage decks were

Or most of their recent decks for that matter. I really think they're starting to push it with yet another release..
But I guess this one looks kinda cool, so I have my fingers crossed.

Deboziology · « **Reply #8 on:** January 17, 2012, 06:11:58 PM »

Its scary how many decks they can release in such a short amount of time. Not saying it's a bad thing. D&D always puts up quality deck which look awesome. But somehow they have to stop for a moment and let all of us card collectors rest. But after telling this , I'll be most likely picking a few up as I'll be celebrating Chinese New Year too!

MrLukeCarroll · « **Reply #9 on:** January 17, 2012, 07:23:51 PM »

A really interesting deck, depending on the final design and I might pick some up from them.

phantom1412 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 17, 2012, 07:24:19 PM »

Should we wait for a valentine deck next month?

xela · « **Reply #11 on:** January 17, 2012, 08:28:57 PM »

My thoughts: No.

Evan · « **Reply #12 on:** January 17, 2012, 08:34:35 PM »

Quote from: alex. on January 17, 2012, 08:28:57 PM

My thoughts: No.

Care to elaborate?

xela · « **Reply #13 on:** January 17, 2012, 08:41:48 PM »

Quote from: MagicAddictz on January 17, 2012, 08:34:35 PM

Quote from: alex. on January 17, 2012, 08:28:57 PM
My thoughts: No.
Care to elaborate?

Sure thing. Releasing 1-2 decks a month is pointless. They're over saturating the market. I'm not even sure what relation they have to the Chinese people. Where was the inspiration drawn from? It's as baffling as me making a Columbian-inspired deck.

Also, this is hardly new. We had two Chinese New Year decks come out just last year (Gong Xi Fa Cai and another one).

LauR · « **Reply #14 on:** January 17, 2012, 08:42:25 PM »

The bad thing is you wont get this before chinese new year, so you can't use it on the day

nimblewitted · « **Reply #15 on:** January 17, 2012, 08:43:38 PM »

I'm interested in seeing if D&D managed to keep up their reputation for clean and professional decks and yet somehow incorporate the potentially cheesy dragon designs.

Frost · « **Reply #16 on:** January 17, 2012, 08:47:15 PM »

i hope they don't let us down with the deck design .

Masque · « **Reply #17 on:** January 17, 2012, 08:49:57 PM »

Frankly I'd rather be slightly let down by the deck design, but have it with fantastic stock and finish (v6!) than have a design I love but have the stock suffer (Fulton's).

K · « **Reply #18 on:** January 17, 2012, 09:03:07 PM »

Mmm, not their usual style with the design but it looks nice for a deck for Chinese new year...

Yeah, like LauR said, can't use it for Chinese new year this year, have to wait for another 12 years for another dragon year :'(

Don Boyer · « **Reply #19 on:** January 17, 2012, 09:07:57 PM »

Quote from: alex. on January 17, 2012, 08:41:48 PM

Sure thing. Releasing 1-2 decks a month is pointless. They're over saturating the market. I'm not even sure what relation they have to the Chinese people. Where was the inspiration drawn from? It's as baffling as me making a Columbian-inspired deck.

Also, this is hardly new. We had two Chinese New Year decks come out just last year (Gong Xi Fa Cai and another one).

The connection: LA has a large and vibrant Chinatown community, similar to New York City's. They're based in LA, could possibly be located in or near Chinatown, either residentially or professionally.

While the deck box looks pretty sharp, I agree that we've already had Chinatown and Chinese-themed decks before. And we've all had WAY TOO MANY Buck Brothers decks since what, Thanksgiving? It would seem that they're not just milking the deck collector market, but pushing the boundaries of the market bubble to the brink of bursting, if not past that point.

Derek · « **Reply #20 on:** January 17, 2012, 09:15:53 PM »

Quote from: Good@Sabacc on January 17, 2012, 09:07:57 PM

Quote from: alex. on January 17, 2012, 08:41:48 PM

Sure thing. Releasing 1-2 decks a month is pointless. They're over saturating the market. I'm not even sure what relation they have to the Chinese people. Where was the inspiration drawn from? It's as baffling as me making a Columbian-inspired deck.

Also, this is hardly new. We had two Chinese New Year decks come out just last year (Gong Xi Fa Cai and another one).

The connection: LA has a large and vibrant Chinatown community, similar to New York City's. They're based in LA, could possibly be located in or near Chinatown, either residentially or professionally.

While the deck box looks pretty sharp, I agree that we've already had Chinatown and Chinese-themed decks before. And we've all had WAY TOO MANY Buck Brothers decks since what, Thanksgiving? It would seem that they're not just milking the deck collector market, but pushing the boundaries of the market bubble to the brink of bursting, if not past that point.

I'm pretty sure if you listen close enough you can hear a loud POP...

K · « **Reply #21 on:** January 17, 2012, 09:25:30 PM »

Quote from: Derek911 on January 17, 2012, 09:15:53 PM

Quote from: Good@Sabacc on January 17, 2012, 09:07:57 PM
Quote from: alex. on January 17, 2012, 08:41:48 PM

Sure thing. Releasing 1-2 decks a month is pointless. They're over saturating the market. I'm not even sure what relation they have to the Chinese people. Where was the inspiration drawn from? It's as baffling as me making a Columbian-inspired deck.

Also, this is hardly new. We had two Chinese New Year decks come out just last year (Gong Xi Fa Cai and another one).

The connection: LA has a large and vibrant Chinatown community, similar to New York City's. They're based in LA, could possibly be located in or near Chinatown, either residentially or professionally.

While the deck box looks pretty sharp, I agree that we've already had Chinatown and Chinese-themed decks before. And we've all had WAY TOO MANY Buck Brothers decks since what, Thanksgiving? It would seem that they're not just milking the deck collector market, but pushing the boundaries of the market bubble to the brink of bursting, if not past that point.

I'm pretty sure if you listen close enough you can hear a loud POP...

I agree, too many decks have been released in such as short amount of time, Fulton's Clip, Fantastique, Vintage Plaids, Arrcos, not to mention Jerry's and Tungstene from D&D on top of the other cards released by other companies as well..

Masque · « **Reply #22 on:** January 17, 2012, 10:27:42 PM »

Also D&D have traveled to China in the past, and have friends there.

dmbaggs · « **Reply #23 on:** January 17, 2012, 11:05:45 PM »

Wow I go to school and work and come back and Dan and Dave have another deck!! What is going on? Who unleashed the flood gates?

This could actually be pretty cool!! Dan and Dave do good work even if they are putting out too much right now. I haven't been a huge fan of these type of decks in the past so it'll be interesting to see if they can change my mind with this deck.

I'm not going to complain too much about there being too many decks because it won't do much good. We've made our voice heard and if it is really a huge problem we can just email them. It's a business though and they are doing what they choose to do.
All it does for me is makes me really think critically about each deck. Is it worth it? I've had to pass on the past couple D&D decks because of the onslaught of new decks. Part of me hates it but the other part loves it. It makes the decks I do decide to buy more worthwhile to me and the decks that I don't get I can always pick up at a later date.

Back on topic though... I'm very interested to see how this one turns out

Don Boyer · « **Reply #24 on:** January 18, 2012, 12:46:46 AM »

Quote from: K on January 17, 2012, 09:25:30 PM

Quote from: Derek911 on January 17, 2012, 09:15:53 PM
Quote from: Good@Sabacc on January 17, 2012, 09:07:57 PM
Quote from: alex. on January 17, 2012, 08:41:48 PM

Sure thing. Releasing 1-2 decks a month is pointless. They're over saturating the market. I'm not even sure what relation they have to the Chinese people. Where was the inspiration drawn from? It's as baffling as me making a Columbian-inspired deck.

Also, this is hardly new. We had two Chinese New Year decks come out just last year (Gong Xi Fa Cai and another one).

The connection: LA has a large and vibrant Chinatown community, similar to New York City's. They're based in LA, could possibly be located in or near Chinatown, either residentially or professionally.

While the deck box looks pretty sharp, I agree that we've already had Chinatown and Chinese-themed decks before. And we've all had WAY TOO MANY Buck Brothers decks since what, Thanksgiving? It would seem that they're not just milking the deck collector market, but pushing the boundaries of the market bubble to the brink of bursting, if not past that point.

I'm pretty sure if you listen close enough you can hear a loud POP...
I agree, too many decks have been released in such as short amount of time, Fulton's Clip, Fantastique, Vintage Plaids, Arrcos, not to mention Jerry's and Tungstene from D&D on top of the other cards released by other companies as well..

Well, it's hard to definitively say the bubble has burst. Right now we're in the midst of the standard seasonal retail downtown - everyone's getting their credit card bills from Christmas, they just got a mess of gifts, there's less demand. There'll be a bump for the SuperBowl in snacks, beer and big TVs, another at Valentine's Day for the standard accoutrement of that holiday (including restaurant dining), but the rest of retail doesn't generally recover until it's getting closer to spring.

Having said that, I've been noticing that while some decks have retained their value well, others have been going for less than their normal going rate on eBay. Or maybe I'm wrong? What do you people think?

And the deck does look nice - I think that the red/gold image is the card back (I first thought it was another part of the box). If so, it really looks pretty sharp and not chintzy. While there is a Chinese New Year deck from Bicycle, I think this one will beat the pants of that one with one joker tied behind its back.